Local furloughs and visits fill Hobbs Keota and area
Pvt Richard Sheetz of Hobbs NM arrives home for a fourteen day furlough to spend time with his parents the Sheetz family in Keota. W E Doty Montgomery Wards assistant manager begins a two week vacation. Little Furniture advertises Father’s Day gifts and daily new furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Richard Sheetz
Hobbs Field
New Mexico
Andy Sheetz
Keota
W. E. Doty
Montgomery Wards
England extends shoe exchanges to help children
Shoe exchanges have been resorted to in England to meet the shortage in children's footwear. The plan expanded to several sections after a successful London test. Outgrown shoes were collected with help from mothers, teachers, and nurses, and contributors were then granted exchange rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Hospital Discharges and Births Reported
Mrs Woodrew Downs and son Jackie Dale of Wellman were discharged last evening. Mr and Mrs Lester Schooley of 620 W 5th are parents of a son born at 3 36 this morning weighing eight pounds one half ounces. Barbara Jean Hotle of 727 East Washington underwent a tonsillectomy this morning. Hal Lichty of Mr Pleasant was admitted this morning as a medical patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrew Downs
Jackie Dale
Wellman
Lester Schooley
Barbara Jean Hotle
East Washington
Hal Lichty
Mr. Pleasant
Madigan Takes Iowa Football Post A Wartime Mission
Edward P. Madigan is named Hawkeye head coach at Iowa City with a wartime aim to keep football alive for players who may enter the service. He says the goal is to win when possible, but the program emphasizes physical conditioning mental alertness and hard play for the 1948 squad largely freshmen under draft age. Schroeder notes Madigan regards the job as a challenge and will work with a small team drawn from limited manpower at St Marys and early college clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Edward P
Slip) Madigan
Hawkeye
Madigan
E. G. Schroeder
St. Mary's
California
Schroeder
Jowans
Nebraska
Iowa
St. Mary’s
Jie Bever
Standings and results from the American League games
The American League table shows New York leading with 29 wins and 19 losses followed by Washington and Philadelphia. Boston remains at 26 28 and Detroit 21 35 with the St Louis and Cleveland clashing in results. Friday scores include Boston 3 New York 11 and St Louis 7 Detroit 4. Night games feature Washington at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Chicago with pitchers Judd Chandler Leonard Christopher Kennedy Dean Humphries Dietrich Sandra Bridges and others listed for today's matchups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ww. L. Pet
New York
Washington
Philadelphia J
Boston
Lue
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
Judd
Chandler
Leonard
Philadelphia
Christopher
Kennedy
Dean
Humphries
Dietrich
Sandra
Bridges
Philadelphia and Brooklyn struggle in early game events
The scores show Philadelphia 10, Brooklyn 8 and Boston 8, New York 6 with Cincinnati 1 and Pittsburgh 0. The night features matchups in Chicago at St. Louis and several doubleheader style listings with players Fuchs Fitzsimmons Hubbell Barrett Walters Klinger Lee Cooper among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Boston
New York
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Louis
Fuchs
Fitzsimmons
Hubbell
Barrett
Walters
Klinger
Lee
Cooper
Place Cords Carefully and Avoid Damaging Installations
Cords should not be run over radiators or steam pipes. Choose cords designed for damp places and metal contact. Have the dealer help select proper type. Do not run cords under rugs or in door jambs as insulation wears and short circuits can occur.
Carbon From Anthracite Active Carbon Progress
Studies on production of active carbon from anthracite have progressed to pilot plant operations. Active carbon selectively takes up liquids and gases and is used in deodorizing filtering and other purifying processes.
Cousin Hepzibah Stirs Up Elston Young People
Georgie Blakes’s match with Hepzibah turns Elston’s Young People’s Society upside down. Hepzibah draws male attention, while Georgie’s efforts to impress fade as Tootles and friends linger. A bus trip to the annual picnic ends with Hepzibah’s departure and mockery from the girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo Green
Georgie
Hugo
Hepzibah
Maine
Tootles
Cousin Hepzibah
Baggage Track
Tottles
Skinny Tate
Bud Thornton
Elston
Young People’s Society
Mack
Young People's Society
Iron Horse
Young People
Air Pilots Learn Their Job Quickly at Mather Field
At Mather Field California the U S army air forces speed pilot training by using visible hydraulic mockups. Lieutenant Joseph C Dixon led a team using old plane parts tools and former watchmakers to create mock hydraulic systems and panel instruments to accelerate learning and safety awareness for pilots and mechanics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mather Field
Calif
Uncle Sam
Army
Mather
Sacramento Valley
U. S. Army Air Forces
Joseph C. Dixon
Air Force
Seiosocial Highlights at Methodist Church Meeting
Fifty members of the W S C S of the Methodist church met with Mrs W S Kyle presiding. Plans were made for a family night supper to introduce the new pastor Rev Fred E Miller on Wednesday June 30. Mrs Leslie Gates led devotions and Mrs E E Stutsman taught. The afternoon program was led by Mrs Ira Rathmel with Mrs Pearl Whistler directing a patriotic play Only Ten Percent featuring several members. Refreshments were served. meeting adjourned until September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S.C. S
Methodist Church
W. S. Kyle
Fred E. Miller
Leslie Gates
E. E. Stutsman
Ira Rathmel
Pearl Whistler
Mrs Raymond King of Conesville Dies at 21
Mrs. Raymond King of Conesville aged 21 died after a brief illness at University hospital Iowa City. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Richie funeral home Columbus Junction with burial in Columbus City cemetery. Survived by husband Raymond King and parents James and Louella Manley plus two daughters and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Raymond King
Conesville
University Hospital
Iowa City
Richie Funeral Home
Columbus City Cemetery
Louella Manley
Columbus City
Mirs
James Manley
Donna
Myra
Ralph
Clinton
Jack
Robert
Ina Owens
Patricia Manley
Asher Dennis
Corps of Elderly Men Salvage Plane Material
Seattle workers salvage rivets nuts bolts screws and other small metal pieces for bomber construction. Fifty elderly men aged 60 to 80 sort parts nightly at Goodwill Industry plant, refining aluminum copper and steel pieces for reuse in Flying Fortress bombers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Boeing
Flying Fortress
Goodwill Industry
America
George Edward Davis
Worn Nets Donated for Army Camouflage at Ford Ord
At Ford Ord California Col Roger S Fitch reports Monterey Bay fishermen have donated thousands more worn fishing nets for army camouflage. Earlier gifts totaled up to 600000 square feet. The nets, though worn, are finer woven than standard army material and save government costs. As new they ranged from five thousand to ten thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Ord
Calif
Post
Monterey Bay
Roger S. Fitch
Army
Fitch
South Africa blocks spies and protects convoys
London radio quotes South Africa interior minister H G Lawrence saying a prohibited border area with Portuguese East Africa will stop information on Allied convoys leaking to Axis spies in Laurence Marques. CBS-recorded broadcast says the move plugs the last hole in the anti espionage system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London Radio
H. G. Lawrence
Union of South Africa
Portuguese East Africa
Laurence Marques
CBS
Lawrence
Cars Worth More Now So Assessors Boost Value
Kansas City tax assessor John W. Roberts says nationwide trends lift car values. He notes 1935 model assessments rise by about nine dollars while 1940 models gain thirty to forty dollars due to higher market worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
United States
John W. Roberts
Potato crop losses due to 1942 blight hit vast U.S. sections
Late blight caused losses up to fifty percent of the 1942 potato crop in several major U.S. sections, crippling production in affected areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VU. S
Weld Hard Material to Plow Points When Worn
When plowing conditions are difficult and plow points wear rapidly, it may pay to have a hard material welded to the plow points.
Visiting and local family notices ahead of Father’s Day
Dorothy Kammeuller arrives to visit friends and attend Cedar Falls summer school while Beth Clow travels from Rockford to spend Father’s Day with the Clow family. Also present are Donna Clow of Chicago and Mrs. Robert Taylor of Louisville. News of Thomas A. Boyer’s serious illness reaches relatives in town. Pvt Russell R. Miller updates his mother from Camp Riley Minnesota after recovering from illness in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Kerr
Brooklyn
New York
Raymond
Navy
Naval Academy Officers Training School
Dorothy Kammeuller
Cedar Falls
Beth Clow
Rockford, N
A. W. Clow
Donna Clow
Chicago
Robert Taylor
Louisville
Thomas A. Boyer
Russell R. Miller
Golia Miller
Camp Riley
Little Falls
Minn
Miller
New Orleans
Grandview News Highlights Local Socials and Visits
Grandview residents share family visits and gatherings as Donald Dyer and Cecil Townsend vacation in Indianapolis. Dewey Hoefart paints for Bud Nickell while Mrs. Ruth Bull hosts the Ladies Rural club with 16 members and a visitor. The Enfield, Forbes, Wagamon, and Detweiler families host and visit relatives over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Maxwell
Grandview
Donald Dyer
Cecil Townsend
Indianapolis
Ind
Dewey Hoefart
Bud Nickell
Ruth Bull
Ladies Rural Club
Delmar Brenneman
Merle Enfield
Chas. Forbes
Kone Tree
Doyle Wagamon
South English
Gordon
Des Moines
Perry Wagamon
W. J. Detweiler
Detweiler
Verlin Nickell
Bud Nichel
Ten O Clock Prayer Service at United Presbyterian Church
Members of the International Missionary Society and other church societies gathered at the United Presbyterian Church for an annual inspirational prayer service. The Ruth Nichol missionary society led, with readings by Mrs. Glenn McCall and musical numbers by Jean Stout Esther Stewart Patty Patterson. A globe illustrated mission fields at home and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Church
International Missionary Society
Ruth Nichol Missionary Society
Glenn McCall
Jean Stout
Esther Stewart
Patty Patterson
Colthurst
D. N. Anwyl
Nancy Patterson
George Kerr
Carol Brewer
McCail
Mrs W P Moore Hosts Loyal Women Class
Mrs W P Moore hosted sixteen members of the Loyal Women’s class of the Baptist Sunday school with Mrs C B Yard as assistant hostess. Guests included Mrs Isaac Kleese and daughters Betty and Mary Jo and Nancy Thompson. The afternoon featured devotions, prayers, games, Bible quizzes, rhymes, and a dramatized play The Assessor Calls with Betty Kleese as housewife. Refreshments were served by the hostesses with assistance from Mrs Kleese and Hetty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Moore
Loyal Women's
The
Baptist Sunday School
C. B. Yard
Isaac Kleese
Betty
Mary Jo
Nancy Thompson
Cy Bush
Ben Coppock
Kleese
Social Calendar Highlights Weekly Meetings and Events
The calendar lists meetings at the Masonic Temple for Rainbow Girls and Damascus White Shrine, V F W Post activities, United Presbyterian Women’s Society, and Grace Hill Ladies Aid. Also note a Country Club luncheon, Snowball Social Club and various devotional and social gatherings with organizers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damascus White Shrine
Masonic Temple
V.F.W. Post
Country Club
Wm. Shannon
Grace Hill Ladies Aid
Paul Harvey
Roll Eal
Adolph Guenther
Birthday candles lit for Albert Winga on his day
Nine candles mark Albert Winga’s birthday as family members from Richmond and local friends Bertha Kron Pauline Florang and Mrs Carl Veterson send congratulations. Oaklet Payne and his wife celebrate their wedding anniversary today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Winga
John Winea
Bertha Kron
Richmond
Pauline Florang
Carl Veterson
Mrs
Oaklet Payne
Birthday notices for Holmes and others listed
Richard Holmes observes birthday today. Tomorrow celebrate Dr. O F Boller Dale Atkinson Raymond K h Wilson and Opal Wilson with well wishes from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Holmes
Dr. O. F. Boller
Dale Atkinson
Raymond Kh. Wilson
Opal Wilson
Riverside club entertain ed at Kucera home
Riverside members of the B and C club gathered at Mrs Edward Kucera south of Riverside Thursday afternoon for a social. Eight members and ten children attended with prizes won by Mrs Bert Cray Mrs John Hindahl and Mrs Fred Kucera. Lt Ivan Shradel visited then departed to Savannah Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
B. & C. Club
Edward Kucera
Bert Cray
John Hindahl
Fred Kucera
Henry Klein
Robert Nicola
Howard Fisher
Auy Gerot
Florence Hin- Caht
Ivan Shradel
Belleville
Ill
Joseph Knebel
J. W. Shradel
Shradel
Illinois
Savannah
Georgia
South
Local residents to receive birthday congrats tomorrow
Mrs. Cora Bell Wilson Mrs. Viela McGill Charles Grayson of Rettendorf and Vivian June Heines will be busy accepting birthday congratulations tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Bell Wilson
Viela McGill
Charles Grayson
Rettendorf
Vivian June Heines
Birthday Greetings For Keith Dawson And Marilyn Falk
Keith Dawson son of Mr and Mrs Jack Dawson turns eleven tomorrow Marilyn Falk daughter of Mr and Mrs Mes Falk turns ten birthday wishes are sent by family friends and neighbors to commemorate the twins reaching new ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Dawson
Jack Dawson
Marilyn Falk
Mes
Goe Falk
Cleaning guidance for porcelain and synthetic enamel fridges
The exterior porcelain enamel surface should be cleaned with mild soapy water while synthetic enamel requires a wax polish. Periodically inspect the back condenser and avoid touching it during cleaning. disconnect the refrigerator first and use a stiff brush or vacuum dusting tool to remove dust.
English Women Welcome GIs with Wartime American Style
British housewives entertain American soldiers in England and follow Ministry of Food guidance to offer a taste of American cooking using wartime substitutes for scarce ingredients. The approach blends hospitality with rationing constraints and practical substitutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Ministry of Food
Hat ration and garden notices in local snippet
The clipping mentions a hat famine in Great Britain with six months of surplus hats. women may buy only a hat every three years and men one every five years after stock runs out. It also notes the Garden Clinic cancellation due to rain and offers Washington county agent information on diseases or insects from Miss Mary Baschnagel. It adds that Mr and Mrs Charles Rath visited their daughter and son-in-law near Lone Tree this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omer Rath
Lenore
Mrs. Rath
H. J. Whiting
Crawfordsville
Great Britain
Wes Sojka
Harold Cross Garden
Washington County
Washington
Mary Baschnagel
Riverside
Charles Rath
Leslie Perczek
Lone Tree
Rebekah Meeting At 1.0.0.F. Hall With Forty-Four Members
Rebekah lodge meeting held at 1 1 a m with forty-four members present. Grand, Mrs. Milo Steele presided. An application for membership read. Convention officers for the year elected: Mr ik Sisk president, Mrs Wilkos first vice president, Mrs Hazel Gray second vice president, Ms Oral Mayo secretary, Mra Lee treasurer. An invitation read from the Odd Fellows for joint installation July 1 and accepted. Committee for installation appointed: kitchen Mrs Fred Zye Lowsky, Francis Mapel, Floren Augustine. entertainment Lena Schantz, Mrs Rudy Waschhnecht, Mrs Harold Brock. dining room Mrs Wayne Marston, Mrs Theodore Morgan, Mrs Sorrell, Mrs Gilbert Mills, Ras Strum. auditing committee Jeona Koy, Mrs Frank Lonewell, Mrs G E Sisk. After lodge cards were played at several tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liums
Rebekah
F. Hall
Neble Grand
Milo Steele
Ik. Sisk
Wilkos
Hazel’ Gray
Oral Mayo
Mra & i
Lee
Odd Fellows
Noble Grand
Fred Zyelowsky
Francis Mapel
Floren Augustine
Lena Schantz
Rudy Wasshnecht
Harold Brock
Wayne Marston
Theodore Morgan
Sorrell
Gilbert Mills
Ras Strum
Jeona Koy
Frank Lonewell
G. E. Sisk
Cream Social At Koehler Home Hosts Members and Family
Mr and Mrs Ehme Koehler hosted Sunshine Commnst club members and families at a cream social. Mrs Carl Koehhe and Virginia Donaldson attended as guests. The young people played Out Gog frames and a singing social followed. Ice cream strawberries and cake were served by committee members Malcolm Montgomery Born dette Stover and Joha Koehler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehme Koehler
Sunshine Commnst Club
Carl Koehhe
Virginia Donaldson
Malcolm Montgomery
Borndette Stover
Joha Koehler
White Way Club Holds June Meeting
The White Way club met with Mrs. Esdgar Stewart. Eleven members and seven guests attended as musical numbers were performed. Members worked on lap comforts for disabled soldiers, making the ninth completed by the group. The next meeting is July 13 with Mrs. George Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Way Club
Esdgar Stewart
Gardner
Grace Munro
Bernice Stanier
Rose Mary
Helen Stewart
Peggy
Merle Eckels
Nellie Monroe
Emma Ralston
Sunshine
Helon Stewart
George Evans
Balloons Record Weather From the Ground
Weather experts use balloons to gather data from up to 100000 feet. Instruments measure temperature air pressure and relative humidity. Radio transmitters send readings to Earth every minute for analysis.
Walworth County Harvest Surges Amid Labor Shortage
Volunteers labelled shock troops of Walworth County South Dakota led by business leaders and youth harvested more than 6008 acres of grain last year to avert a countywide harvest crisis caused by labor shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walworth County
South Dakota
Blimps Stand Beating With Patrol Airship Gains Favor
The patrol type airship costs less to build than torpedo boats or large patrol planes and can fly long distances to repairs after hitting 14 holes and leaking gas for 72 hours. Submarine crews hesitate to engage aircraft due to position disadvantages.
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Wolf Floral CO
Ellen Humble
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
Grant Humble
Peggy Hopping
Mrs. Clark Hopping
Logan Ahrens
Mrs. Hopping
Mrs. Ahrens
EB. O. Newell of
Burlinston
R. H. Malin
Karl Minear
Freeport
Myron
Ralph Thompson
St. Lukes Hospital
Cedar Rapids
F. W. Eastwood
Ames
Presbyerian Synod of
W. J. Walker
Scottsblaff, Neb
Walker
H. L. Walker
Harry Turner
Robert Friese
Charles Friese
Town
Ed Lukovsky
Alois J. Musil
A.S.N
English Exchange Shoes
L. Pet
W.S.C.S
Corps of Elderly Men
South Africa
Grandview News
Rainbow Girls
Daughters of Union Veterans
SO de Lace Legion Hall
Women’s Missionary Society of
Nellie Tripp
Kucera
Lieut. Shradel
Intertain
F. Hal
Koehler
Duplate
Duplite
Sorrell Auto Parts
West Madison
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